Door frame assembly

ABSTRACT

A door frame assembly formed of frame members including web portions to which hinge butts and striker plates can be secured in desired position together with cover members releasably mounted on the frame members in a position to cover the web portions and the hinge butts secured thereto.

United States Patent 91 Yocum et al.

[111 3,783,559 Jan. 8, 1974 DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY [75] Inventors: NormanE. Yocum, Salem, Ohio;

Frank H. McIntyre, Jr., New Castle,

[73] Assignee: Superior Industries, Inc.,

Youngstown, Ohio [22] Filed: May 5, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 250,794

' [52] 11.8. CI. 49/504 [51] Int. Cl .L E061) 1/04 [58] Field of Search49/504, 501

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Linder 49/504 11/1966Passovoy 49/504 ;lO/1959 Ha'mmitt et a1 49/504 X PrimaryExaminer-Kenneth Downey Att0rneyWebster B. Harpman [57] ABSTRACT A doorframe assembly formed of frame members including web portions to whichhinge butts and/striker plates can be secured indesired positiontogether with I cover members releasably mounted on the framemembers ina'position to cover the web portions and the hinge butts securedthereto.

4 Claims, 7 Drawing DOOR FRAME ASSEMBLY BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.Field of the Invention This invention relates to door frame assembliesformed of extruded metal sections providing a pleasing appearance andcapable of being rapidly assembled in a door opening.

2. Description of the Prior Art Prior structures of this type includethose formed of extruded and rolled metal sections to which hinge buttsand striker plates may be selectively applied and as seen for example inUS. Pat. Nos. 3,287,856, 2,910,154, and 3,083,798.

This invention eliminates some of the problems experienced with thepriorart devices and in particular provides an improved simplifiedconstruction having improved structural and appearance characteristics.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A door frame assembly is disclosed which is comprised of a pair of upright frame members which are advantageouslyformed as aluminum extrusions together with an overhead frame memberinterconnecting the upright ends of the upright frame members. Either ofthe upright frame members will receive hinge butts so that a door can behinged thereto and either of the upright frame members will receive astriker plate for the reception of the latch bolt of the door positionedin the door frame. Cover members are then applied to the upright framemembers so as to conceal the hinge butts and the areas of the uprightframe members to which the hinge butts and/or the striker plate aresecured. The resulting door frame assembly is structurally sound,pleasing in appearance, capable of rapid installation in a door openingand is relatively inexpensive, both in manufacture and assembly.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective elevation with partsbroken away and parts in cross section illustrating one of the uprightframe members with a hinge butt and cover member secured thereto.

FIG. 2 is a perspective elevation of one of the upright frame memberswith partsv broken away and parts in cross section and illustrating astriker plate and-cover members secured thereto.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional elevation of the A cover memberseen in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional elevation of the I DESCRIPTION OFTHE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the form chosen for illustration anddescription the present invention discloses a door frame assemblyparticularly adapted for use in defining a door frame such at theiruppermost ends with'an overhead frame member 12. The uprightframemembers 10 and 11 are formed of identical extruded metal shapes such asseen in enlarged cross sectional detail in FIG. 7 of the drawings and inperspective cross sectional detail in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Theoverhead frame member is seen in enlarged cross sectional detail in FIG.6 of the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 7 of the drawings, it will be seen that an elongatedsection of the upright frame member 10 has oppositely disposed, spacedparallel flanges 13 and 14 the respective ends of which are intumed at15 and 16 respectively. An interconnecting web portion extends betweenthe flanges 13 and 14 and includes a hinge butt receiving seciton 17, adoor stop flange 18 and an offset jambs 19. The intumed end portions 15and 16, as seen in FIG. 1 of the drawings, will engage the outersurfaceof a wall in which the door frameis installed as will beunderstood by those skilled in the art, and the interconnecting webportion comprising the jambs 19, the door stop 18 and the hinge buttreceiving section 17 will form the door frame with rehingebutt receivingsection of the web portion 17 and moreparticularly on a pair of ribs 21and 22 formed thereon. In FIG. 1 and in FIG. 7 of the drawings it willbe observed that the ribs 21 and 22 are of different heights and thattheir outermost surfaces are angularly disposed so that the hinge but 20will be positioned at a slight angle with respect to the generaltransverse plane of the upright frame member 10. Such disposition willadvantageously position the hinge pin of the hinge butt so as toproperly support and hinge a door, not shown, with respect thereto aswill also be understood by those skilled in the art.

By referring to FIG. 7 of the drawings, it will be seen that alongitudinal groove 23 is formed in the outermost side of the rib 22 andthat a portion of the door stop section 18 extends outwardly in an L-shape as at By referring now to FIG. 1 of the drawings, it will be seenthat a cover member 25 as also seen'in. enlarged detail in FIG.'3, hasbeen positionedlwith an intumed,

longitudinal flange 26 thereof engaged in the longitudinally extendinggroove 23 and anoutturned longitudinally extending flange 27 thereofpositioned beneath the L-shaped extension 24 of the door stop 18.

As best illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings, the cover member 25 thuscovers the hinge butt receiving section 17 of the interconnecting'web ofthe upright frame member 10 including the-hinge butt 20 which has beensecured thereto as by fasteners 28. The outturned flange 27 of the covermember 25 is secured by fasteners 29 in a longitudinally extendinggrooved channel 30 which comprises a portion of the interconnecting webof the upright frame member- 10 and specifically positioned between thedoor stop section 18 thereof and the hinge butt receiving section 17thereof. In order that a door hinged to-a hinge butt and pivoted on thehinge butt 20 illustrated can be sealingly engaged with respect to thedoor stop 18, a vinyl extrusion 31 perferably tubular in cross sectionand having a dove-tailed configuration extending therefrom is positionedimmediately over the outturned flange 27 of the cover member 25 and isself-retaining in such position.

' It will thus be understood that the construction disclosed anddescribed in detail in FIGS. 1 and 7 of the drawings comprises the lefthand portion of the door frame assembly seen in FIG. of the drawingswherein three of the hinge butts 20 are shown extending therefrom and itwill be understood by those skilled in the art that portions of thecover member 25 adjacent the inturned flange 26 thereof are cutaway toprovide clearance for the hinge butts 20 as best shown in FIG. 1 of thedrawings. The door frame assembly carrying the hinge butts 20 thuspresent an attractive and neatly finished door frame as only'theoutermost portion of the hinge butt 20 is visible.

The right hand portion of the door frame assembly of FIG. 5 of thedrawings is generally indicated at 11 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and by referringthereto it will be seen that it is a section of an extruded metal shapeexactly the same asthat used on the hinge butt receiving portionheretofore described. In FIG. 2 of the drawings, a striker plate 32which is a section of an extrusion seen in cross section in FIG. 4 ofthe drawings and subsequently apertured as at 33, is formed with anintumed flange 34 inwardly of its curving longitudinal edge 35. Theintumed longitudinal flange 34 engages the same elongated groove 23 thatis used to receive the intumed flange 26 of thecover member 25 twoportions of which are then used, one above and one below the strikerplate 32, as also seen in FIG. 2 of the drawings. The striker plate hasan outturned flange 36 which registers beneath the L-shaped extension 24of the door stop portion 18 of the interconnecting web of the extrudedmetal shape and fasteners 37 positioned through the outturned flange 35thus secure the striker plate 31 in position on the upright frame member11. While not illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawings, elongated sectionsof the vinyl extrusion 31 are then positioned over the fasteners 29 and37 so that the edge of the door stop 18 is defined by the vinylextrusion and thus capable of sealingly engaging a door closedthereagainst as will be understood by those skilled in the art.

It will thus be observed that the upright frame member 11 which as seenin FIG. 5 of the drawings, carries the door stop 32, is attractivelyfinished, and that the positioning of the cover members 25 above andbelow the striker plate 32 completely cover the hinge butt receivingsections 17 of the-interconnecting web portion of the extruded metalshapes used to form the upright frame members, thus again presenting apleasing appearance.

The overhead frame member 12 as seen in FIG. 5 of the drawings is shownin enlarged cross sectional detail in FIG. 6 and by referring thereto itwill be seen that it includes oppositely disposed longitudinallyextending parallel flanges 38 and 39 respectively, with aninterconnecting web portion defining a door stop section 40 offset'withrespect to the spaced transverse sections 41 and 42 thereof whichcorrespond with the sections 19 and the cover member 25 of the uprightframe mem bers 10 and 11 heretofore described. An L-shaped extension onthe door stop section 40 is indicated by the numeral 43 and it will beobserved that a section of the vinyl extrusion 31 with its dove-tailedmounting means can be received therein so that the sealing engagement ofthe door with the door frame assembly is maintained.

It will thus be seen that the present invention provides a door frameassembly which is formed of two extruded metal shapes, one of which isused informing the upright frame members thereof and the other informing the overhead frame member and that hinge butts may be applied ateither side of the door frame thus fonn'ed and a striker plate appliedoppositely thereto as customary.

It will thus be seen that the present invention provides an extrudedmetal door frame assembly which may be quickly and easily assembled forhinging a door either on the right or left side thereof and that itprovides an attractive appearance in that the cover members cover mostof the hinge butts used and cover the mounting portions of the extrudedmetal shapes used. The same shapes can be used to form the door frameassembly so that a door hinged therein will swing into either of theareas separated by the door frame.

Although but one embodiment of the present invention has beenillustrated and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in theart that various changes and modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

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- 1. A door frame having door jambs for receiving door hinge butts and astriker plate and comprising upright frame members and an overhead framemember interconnecting the same, said upright frame members formed of anextruded metal shape having spaced oppositely disposed parallel flangesand an interconnecting web portion, an offset door stop section and anop positely offset right angular hinge butt receivingsection formed insaid web portion, spaced longitudinally extending ribs of differentheights on said right angular hinge butt receiving section for aligningand positioning door hinge butts thereon at an angle to said rightangular hinge butt receiving section, a cover member and means on saiddoor stop section and offset hinge butt receiving section for releasablysecuring said cover member thereto in covering relationship tosaid.oppositely offset right angular hinge butt receiving section.

2. The door frame assembly of claim 1 and wherein said interconnectingweb portion defines a portion of said jamb; an outwardlyofiset-door-stop section; a channel in the side of said door-stopsection opposite of said jamb portion, a deep groove in said channel forreceiving and retaining fasteners, a first inwardlyoffs'et sectionadjacent said channel, a second inwardly offset section adjacent saidfirst section, said ribs being onthe surface of said second section, anoutturned flange on said second inwardly offset section and a secondarygroove in the outer side of said flange, the cover member having anoutturned perpendicular flange on one edge and an inturned parallelflange on the other edge, said flanges registering in said channel andsecondary groove respectively when said cover member is positioned inthe same transverse plane as said jamb.

3. The door frameassembly of claim 2 and wherein fasteners arepositioned through said outturned perpendicular flange of said covermember and engage said deep groove in said channel in retaining fashion.

4. The door frame assembly of claim 2 and wherein a vinyl gasket havinga dove-tailed longitudinal portion thereon is positioned over saidchannel, the perpendicular flangeof the cover member therein and thefasteners with said dove-tailed portion in said channel in selfretainingrelation.

1. A door frame having door jambs for receiving door hinge butts and astriker plate and comprising upright frame members and an overhead framemember interconnecting the same, said upright frame members formed of anextruded metAl shape having spaced oppositely disposed parallel flangesand an interconnecting web portion, an offset door stop section and anoppositely offset right angular hinge butt receiving section formed insaid web portion, spaced longitudinally extending ribs of differentheights on said right angular hinge butt receiving section for aligningand positioning door hinge butts thereon at an angle to said rightangular hinge butt receiving section, a cover member and means on saiddoor stop section and offset hinge butt receiving section for releasablysecuring said cover member thereto in covering relationship to saidoppositely offset right angular hinge butt receiving section.
 2. Thedoor frame assembly of claim 1 and wherein said interconnecting webportion defines a portion of said jamb; an outwardly offset door-stopsection; a channel in the side of said door-stop section opposite ofsaid jamb portion, a deep groove in said channel for receiving andretaining fasteners, a first inwardly offset section adjacent saidchannel, a second inwardly offset section adjacent said first section,said ribs being on the surface of said second section, an outturnedflange on said second inwardly offset section and a secondary groove inthe outer side of said flange, the cover member having an outturnedperpendicular flange on one edge and an inturned parallel flange on theother edge, said flanges registering in said channel and secondarygroove respectively when said cover member is positioned in the sametransverse plane as said jamb.
 3. The door frame assembly of claim 2 andwherein fasteners are positioned through said outturned perpendicularflange of said cover member and engage said deep groove in said channelin retaining fashion.
 4. The door frame assembly of claim 2 and whereina vinyl gasket having a dove-tailed longitudinal portion thereon ispositioned over said channel, the perpendicular flange of the covermember therein and the fasteners with said dove-tailed portion in saidchannel in self-retaining relation.